Daryl Gurney is hoping to continue on his success in his debut Unibet Premier League Darts season with a new sponsor on board.

The Four Star Pizza sponsorship announcement comes as the Northern Ireland man prepares to take on 'Bully Boy' Michael Smith at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on Thursday.

The 31-year-old has made huge strides in the darts world since joining the PDC (Professional Darts Corporation) in 2013, culminating a 2017 World Grand Prix victory against Simon 'The Wizard' Whitlock in Dublin.

Four Star Pizza Director Brian Clarke said he is delighted to announce the new partnership with Daryl and is looking forward to supporting another darts season for him in 2018.

He said: "We know that thousands of our customers in Northern Ireland support Daryl in every match so this partnership was a natural fit for us.

“We would like to wish Daryl the best of luck ahead of tomorrow’s match at the Motorpoint arena and we’re sure that lots of his fans across the province will be sitting down with a Four Star Pizza to cheer him on during his live television match against Michael Smith.

“We’ll be supporting Daryl right through the season with some special ‘Superchin’ promotions, as well as opportunities for fans to interact and have some fun on our Facebook page, with prizes and free pizzas to be won during his televised matches. I suppose you could say it’s a darts match made in heaven!”

Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s match, Daryl said: “It’s great to team up with Four Star Pizza as I believe we share the same fanbase! I’m really looking forward to working together over 2018.

“Hopefully it will give me a push to make 2018 even better than 2017. The aim is to win more TV titles!”